Feb 2013 - Resort Tour

Resort Tour February  2013

We at Pose Destination Weddings were lucky enough to escape to the Mayan Riviera, Mexico this month.

Here’s some of the highlights we wanted to share with you also and some important aspects that we also learned from this trip.

Our first check in was at Dreams Riviera, which was truly an AMAZING experience, superb service at every interaction from the concierge to the maid service to the babysitters.  Every staff member that we interacted with was not only extremely helpful, polite, friendly and an all round asset to the Resort.

Although Dreams is typically a more expensive resort for guests to travel to for a DW (approx. $1800 taxes in from Calgary in January, as an example) vs other popular resorts in the Mayan Riviera which can range more around the $1500pp price range.

Dreams is a very family friendly resort and have tonnes of daily activities for guests of all ages, there is a kids club, babysitting service (at an extra charge) and there is also a options for adults only such as dining in the French restaurant.  

Dreams offer fantastic wedding packages and cover pretty much everything you need for your wedding day in one package, so the need for add on's to the package of your choice is not always necessary which can be a great cost reduction vs other resorts. 

Dreams Riviera

The Moon Palace was another Resort we visited - it’s huge! we had a great tour guide, visited several wedding locations and also learned that The MP is one of the the three Resorts in the Mayan with a registered Catholic Chapel.

This resort is great for families, there is a kids club and a teens club including a video arcade hang out zone, the amazing thing about this resort is they have a Flowrider which is the wave pool where you can surf on! plus they have a dolpinarium for hotel guests to experience swimming with the dolphins (cost is additional) 

The MP offers great wedding packages also; including wedding set ups created by the amazing desinger Colin Cowie. This resort even offers a horse and carriage for the bride to arrive to the ceremony at.   

Wedding Chapel - Moon Palace

Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda. We send a lot of Groups to this Resort, for a few reasons: Price / value - frequently we are able to get great rates, some of the best around for a 5 Star Resort, they have an amazing Wedding Planner, Ana who we adore and she also has a team that do an impeccable job at creating amazing weddings and excel in customer service.  We have an  Exclusive “Strike a Blue Pose” Wedding Package (please ask us for details) and finally who could forget the 24 hour  sports bar ‘disco tech’ this is Huge attraction for some!

Beach at The Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda

A Popular Wedding Reception Location - Blue Bay

Azul Fives - We were very excited about staying at this Resort and checking it out as a perspective DW location.

Reviews of the best food and beverage around, modern design, spacious suites and with a family friendly atmosphere. 
Unfortunately the AF did not hit the mark, inattentive service / staff, sloppy housekeeping and an overall bad vibe made this for an expensive let down.
On the bright side the restaurant where amazing, the Fisher Price Kids Club was impressive and the Juice bar did offer healthy freshly made juices. And last but not least there was wild monkeys in the jungle next to our room!

This resort is definitely higher priced vs other popular resorts in the Mayan Riviera (can be anywhere from $2000pp from Calgary in January)  
The great thing about this resort is the accommodations as it is not your "typical" all inclusive resort style, you have your own apartment style accommodation, plus they have 3 bedroom suites available which is great when you have a larger family.
The beach was beautiful however very small so not always ideal when you want to relax on the beach in private or with your significant other. 

Monkey Business at Azul Fives

We were also lucky enough to see live weddings in progress at the Marina El Cid and The Now Sapphire  which was amazing!
These two resorts are very popular resorts for our wedding guests they are both located in Puerto Morelos and have beautiful beaches and gorgeous luxurious resorts.  

Looking forward to our next ‘investigative trip later in 2013’. Let us know if you have any Resorts you would like to know more about it. If they’re in the Mayan Riviera, chances are we’ve been to them in person and can give you first hand information.